Departing from theater : Magda Hueckel in conversation with Katarzyna Niedurny

This conversation between Magda Hueckel and Katarzyna Niedurny opens with a discussion on a theater photobook published by the Zbigniew Raszewski Theater Institute: Hueckel Teatr. Niedurny raises the subject of the autonomy of theater photography and how stage photographs function, serving both marketing and documentary purposes. The subject of the dual authorship of a theater photograph is broached - these works, after all, always draw upon the aesthetics of the play established by the theater artists. The photographer, who was behind many of the pictures in the photobook, speaks of how she selects photographs, and justifies her choices for the edition of the publication, as well as the desire to publish a book, which was tied to the lack of theater photography outside professional circles. In this conversation she outlines the specifics of her work in theater and the methods she uses.